MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Arkansas Tech limited LeMoyne-Owen to a single field goal over the final seven minutes as the ninth-ranked Golden Suns won their fifth straight decision with a 52-39 victory Thursday night at Bruce Hall.

Tech (21-3) led by only two points, 24-22, at the halfway break but outscored the Lady Magicians 28-17 in the second half to sweep the two-game series with LeMoyne-Owen this season. The Suns claimed a 59-48 decision in a Jan. 18 game at Tucker Coliseum.

Emily Walker led the Golden Suns with 19 points, while Ashley Wallis and Chanovia Rhodes had 10 points each. Melanie Mallett finished with nine points, five assists and three steals.

The game marked the 15th time this season for the Suns to hold an opponent to less than 50 points in a game.

The Suns jumped ahead 8-5 after the first four minutes, and went on to lead by margins of 15-9 and 17-11 before LeMoyne-Owen came back behind the scoring of 6-foot-1 Myquita Mackey, who scored 12 of her team-high 14 points in the first half.

The Lady Magicians (10-14) managed to get within two points (24-22) at halftime and stayed within three points through the first five minutes of the final round.

That was when Walker, Rhodes, Wallis and Ginger Murphy all hit the scoring mark as the Suns went on a 12-2 run to open up a 50-36 advantage with 2:41 left to be played.

Walker got things rolling with a 19-foot swisher from the right side, Rhodes tacked on a couple of free throws, Murphy added an 18-foot jumper and Rhodes followed with a turnaround to put the Golden Suns ahead by 14 points.

Two free throws by Wallis with 1:48 remaining wrapped up the scoring by Tech.

Tech finished this one hitting at a 43 percent clip from the field, but used 52 percent accuracy (11-of-21) to pull away in the second half. LeMoyne-Owen wound up hitting 32 percent from the floor and the Golden Suns allowed the Lady Magicians only five field goals in the entire second half.

Tech returns to Gulf South Conference play on Monday night in Arkadelphia against the Henderson State Lady Reddies.